Sahitya Akademi, India's national
academy of letters, on 21 December, Friday announced its annual awards,
recognising the literary works of 24 writers writing in 24 Indian languages. Seven
books of novels, five of poetry, five of short stories, five of literary
criticism, and one of play and essays have won the Sahitya Akademi Awards 2017.
The awards will be conferred upon the winners during a ceremony on 12 February
2018. The award, given for books published between 1 January 2011 and 31
December 2015, includes a casket containing an engraved copper-plaque, a shawl,
and a cheque of Rs 1 lakh.
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